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Your eyes will love the traditional Japanese garden, but keep your ears open for a sound that’s been marking life in this town for centuries.
Music-themed restaurant doesn’t want to rock the boat and instead incorporates local cultural into its design and food items.
Putting these sakura-pink kicks on your feet will help put more cherry blossom trees in Japan’s tsunami-struck Tohoku region.
Toki no Yoake Monogatari lets you enjoy the ride as you travel off the Shinkansen-beaten path.
With tatami mats, noren curtains and a zen garden, this is one of the most stunning and affordable ways to travel in Japan.
The brand-new Hotel Zen Tokyo broadens our consciousness of what’s possible in a micro hotel.
Nothing like making friends and enjoying the fleeting beauty of a Japanese spring together.
Pink sakura and baby blue eye flowers team up for gorgeous views at this seaside park in Japan【Pics】
Fukuoka isn’t particularly famous for its cherry blossoms, but these photos have us thinking it should be.
Temperatures dipped dramatically this week, transforming sakura spots into icy pink-tinged dreamworlds.




















What’s up with the Ghibli Park photo and video ban?
Japan’s cafe that won’t let you go home until you solve a puzzle is opening in Osaka’s canal district
Japanese convenience store Lawson launches new “mini supermarket” chain, L Minimart
New official Ghibli anime food cookbook will teach you how to make Ponyo’s ramen and more
Starbucks Japan has a problem with its sell-out breakfast that might annoy solo diners
Pikachu cakes and other adorable Pokémon 30th anniversary food coming to Tokyo luxury hotel
Starbucks Japan releases a new limited-edition Frappuccino inspired by espresso affogato
Osaka is hosting a “hentai” event, but it’s probably not what you think
Japan’s adorable pudding chick becomes a transit card mascot
Sushi Pizza surprises diners in one of the best food destinations in Japan
Japan’s real-world Pokémon hot spring’s first photos are here![Photos]
Gundam teams up with 300-year-old daruma maker for wood-carved anime mecha figures[Photos]
Krispy Kreme releases new limited-edition fox doughnuts at only four stores in Japan
The Japan Burger Championship 2026 in Yokohama next month is the ultimate battle of the beef
Mr. Sato takes a walk on Tokyo’s American-style street to get some American/Japanese ice cream
Two new Sailor Moon art manhole covers are coming to Usagi’s real-world Tokyo neighborhood
Tokyo’s new extra-expensive ramen restaurant is dividing opinions, so we tried a bowl
Tokyo’s life-size Gundam anime mecha statue will be removed this summer
The average age of Japan’s hikikomori shut-ins is getting older, survey shows
Ichiraku Ramen-inspired ramen sets from Naruto anime pay homage to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura
Kanji ice cream becomes a sell-out hit in Japan
Japan enters Golden Week vacation period, survey shows one in three plan to ride it out at home
Japan now has gyoza doughnuts, and they taste like no other doughnut we’ve tried before
Japan has a new cute and clever sunblock for cat lovers
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
Japan’s 5.3 million beautiful Hitachi Nemophila flowers are now in full bloom[Photos]
Pikachu cakes and other adorable Pokémon 30th anniversary food coming to Tokyo luxury hotel
Starbucks Japan releases a new limited-edition Frappuccino inspired by espresso affogato
Osaka is hosting a “hentai” event, but it’s probably not what you think
Japan’s adorable pudding chick becomes a transit card mascot
Sushi Pizza surprises diners in one of the best food destinations in Japan
Studio Ghibli still doesn’t allow its anime to be streamed online in Japan, and here’s why
Japan’s real-world Pokémon hot spring’s first photos are here![Photos]
The Japan Burger Championship 2026 in Yokohama next month is the ultimate battle of the beef
133-year-old Japanese company’s cookies go beyond matcha with dashi and shichimi flavors
Here’s the Studio Ghibli cookbook recipe to make Lin’s Spirited Away sweets she gave to Chihiro
Mr. Sato takes a walk on Tokyo’s American-style street to get some American/Japanese ice cream
Official Spirited Away cookbook teaches how to make food from the Ghibli anime classic
Another side of Kyoto – The prefecture’s top 10 “road stations” for traveling foodies
Starbucks Korea releases adorable lineup of goods for the Year of the Rooster